An Author’s Kiss with Sara Troy and her guest, Sam Hawksmoor, on air from April 8th
Sam Hawksmoor is a prolific author whose writing career spans several decades. He’s penned captivating stories for both adults and young readers. Today, we’re diving into the final book in his four-part series, which brings the journey of Magie Magee to a powerful and satisfying close.
Set in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, this story spans 15 years of mystery, intrigue, and discovery. Sam Hawksmoor has a way of writing that feels dimensional, layered, and immersive. He always leaves you wondering just how much of it could be true because it all feels so possible, so real.
It reveals the stories of forgotten children—their struggles, abandonment, and the remarkable resilience that rises from it all. These are stories that don’t just tug at the heart; they offer lessons we can all learn from.
“Ever since I was a child, I’ve been lost in the world of words and stories,” says Sam Hawksmoor. “Writing isn’t just what I do—it’s who I am.” What began as simple backyard tales grew into rich, dimensional adventures filled with mystery, heart, and imagination. For Sam, every blank page is a new world waiting to be discovered, every character a living part of his creative soul.
He writes to transport, to illuminate, and to stir the mind. His stories invite readers into unknown territories where the line between fiction and reality often blurs and where every twist holds the whisper of truth. With each book, Sam offers a journey not just into the story but into the depths of his ever-curious, ever-expanding imagination.
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Authors Kiss with Sara Troy and her guest Sam Hawksmoor, on air from December 5th
As the festive season approaches and we all dive into the spirit of giving, I can’t help but think about the timeless gift of a good book. There’s something magical about unwrapping a story, isn’t there? A whole world waiting to be discovered, nestled between two covers.
For those of you looking to give the gift of adventure and mystery this season, why not consider one of Sam’s books? Each story he has crafted is a labor of love, a thrilling escape into the unknown, and a journey through the depths of imagination. They’re perfect for cozy nights by the fire or lazy afternoons curled up with a cup of tea.
From heart-pounding adventures to intriguing mysteries, my books are designed to captivate and entertain readers of all ages. Whether you’re shopping for a seasoned reader or introducing someone to their new favorite hobby, a book is a gift that keeps on giving.
So, this holiday season, give the gift of a journey through the pages of a Sam Hawksmoor book. Let’s spread the joy of reading and the thrill of a good story!
You don’t have to live with pain. For years Doctors have ignored the underlying causes of pain – prescribing opioids and other painkillers that often lead to complications, or addiction, leaving a patient in a far worse situation. At the Jirdasham Institute, we will strive to take your pain away forever, with a drug-free treatment that really works. We make no claims about curing cancer or healing rheumatics. Our Jirdasham method is not a ‘cure’, but we promise to remove your pain and let you get on with living again. Can’t live with pain? Get rid of it. FOREVER
The CASE: Delaney and Asha run the Office of City Oversight. Their role is to expose the scams, keep Berg City safe from unscrupulous contractors. When something looks too good to be true – it’s a scam, right? But what if the scam works? What kind of scam is that?
At last a new Delaney & Asha mystery following their debut in ‘We Feel Your Pain – so you don’t have to’.
“This was supposed to be a simple trace job. Find the writer, bank the money. Now it’s a horror show. Someone is going to great lengths to keep something secret.”
Wolfie Sigurdsson, hired for $10,000 by Brin Martinet to pen a biography of his Olympian shooter and photographer father, now in a dementia facility, hasn’t delivered. In a chilly New England surfing town, Wolfie, claiming surveillance and threats against writing, is dismissed by Delaney as a drunken writer fabricating excuses, yet visibly scared.
Delaney’s partner, Asha, humorously suggests a link to the Dallas grassy knoll, fitting the old man’s profile. Asha’s dive into Martinet’s photos reveals a shocking truth about the memory-lost man. But as Martinet senior disappears from the facility, with the FBI’s eyes on them, Delaney and Asha fear their own safety.
Joking about faked dementia to evade justice, they grapple with a dire secret reaching the highest ranks, aware that some truths are too dangerous to unveil. ‘a fun read with unique elements … exemplary in its voice and style’ ‘Judge, 10th Annual Writer’s Digest E-Book Award
‘an immensely satisfying story‘ – Walli Leff on Goodreads.
From the award-winning author of The Repossession of Genie Magee trilogy & Girl with Cat (Blue) MISSION LONGSHOT Jarred awake after twenty-three years in a life-pod on colony-ship Nova, Celeste discovers she’s the only survivor – a trillion miles from home. Celeste knows no one will cross the entire universe to save one life. She is alone forever save for the company of a maintenance bot called SVIMON.
From the award-winning author of The Repossession Trilogy and Girl with Cat (Blue)
Sam Hawksmoor is the award-winning author of ‘The Repossession of Genie Magee’ trilogy (now back in print and on Kindle) & the Alt-London fantasy ‘Girl with Cat (Blue)’. Sam has been a writer and University lecturer for many years running Creative Writing Master’s programs in Falmouth (Cornwall) and then Portsmouth University. * Later Lincoln University for a while. He specializes in writing writing for teens although he wrote two adult mysteries during Covid lockdowns.
In 2021 he published ‘Mission Longshot: how far would you go to save one life?’ Climate emergency meets Space adventure set in Year 2057 and weirdly New Year’s Eve 1999. An exciting adventure with a genuine message about climate change and about testing the first light speed vessel. It shows just how hard it’s going to be escape the consequences of our actions on this planet.
In 2021 Sam’s completed a mystery novel ‘We Feel Your Pain’, dutifully informed by painful sessions with osteopaths, quacks and miracle creams, none of which worked on his aches and pains. ”We Feel Your Pain” was his first mystery novel, but somehow a kid and a dog snuck in there anyway. If you’ve ever been scammed by someone who promised relief from pain read this book! ***The sequel ‘The Book of Ashes’ (some secrets are meant to be kept forever) was published August 2022. *’A Fun Read’ says Writer’s Digest.
A previous novel ‘Girl with Cat (Blue)‘ was shortlisted for the International Rubery Book Award and garnered an Honorable Mention – 26th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards. There is also completed a seven part (60 min each episode) script if anyone is interested!
****The full list of Hawksmoor titles: The Repossession of Genie Magee, The Hunting of Genie Magee, The Heaviness, Marrika, Another Place to Die: Endtime Chronicles, The Repercussions of Tomas D, J&K 4Ever, Girl with Cat(Blue), Mission Longshot, We Feel your Pain & The Book of Ashes.
We have all just lived through the Covid pandemic but Sam’s pandemic novel ‘Another Place to Die: Endtime Chronicles’ with his alter-ego Sam North, anticipated all this way back in 2006 and was then revised in 2014. A lethal virus (more deadly than Covid) is coming to North America and people are dying fast. The story traces the fortunes of four young teens who desperately try to get ahead of the disease and survive as civilization crumbles around them. There’s a very good reason to wear that mask!
Sam’s only Lincolnshire novel is MARIKKA based on a true story of a girl who fled an arson attack on her home and ran headlong into trouble. She meets Starfish Boy – hiding out with a man who claims he saving the fish in the North Sea and behind her is Marikka’s real father, endlessly searching for his daughter with the aid of Anya, the girl who can read objects.
Sam is also the joint-editor of Hackwriters.com – the long running web magazine in it’s final years. He is currently researching a new novel about one very precious Studebaker Golden Hawk.
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An Authors Kiss with Sara Troy and her guest Sam Hawksmoor, on air fromJune 1st
Sam is a prolific writer whose latest book Mission Longshot, takes us always on a journey of discovery, not only of what is possible but a discovery of ourselves through adversity and struggle. His books always leaving you wanting more and reflecting on your own life. He writes for both Youth and Adult genres, but each of his books takes you away to an adventure of wonderment and the what if’s.
Sam’s latest book.
Alignment seems such an innocent word. We always seem to expect the stars to align one day in our favor, or with good planning, everything might fall into place before the battle. It’s a positive word – until it isn’t. When suddenly everything aligns against you with such overwhelming force there’s little you can do to prevent disaster. This is that story.
From the award-winning author of The Repossession of Genie Magee trilogy & Girl with Cat (Blue) MISSION LONGSHOT. Jarred awake after twenty-three years in a life-pod on colony-ship Nova, Celeste discovers she’s the only survivor – a trillion miles from home. Celeste knows no one will cross the entire universe to save one life. She is alone forever save for the company of a maintenance bot called SVIMON. Stella is testing a light-speed ship in 2057. It’s the only chance they have to save Celeste. On her return, the Moonbase has vanished. Florida is no longer flooded. Cities across the world still shine at night. None of this is possible since climate change and nuclear war. Landing on Ochee Island, she discovers trees instead of a space research platform. Stella overwhelmed by her first experience of Earth gravity is rescued by three space geeks, Gerry, Kali and Jolene, out hunting aliens. It’s Millennial New Year’s Eve 1999. Stella accidentally went back in time 57 years. Saving Celeste just became the biggest longshot of all.
Review: Mission Longshot is a terrific story, wonderfully written. The adventures are gripping. The characters are deftly drawn and engaging and the relationships among them draw the reader in even further. Walli F Leff – New York
The Repossession of Genie Mgee by Sam Hawksmoor – Book One –Three
Thirty-four kids are missing from the town of Spurlake B.C., vanished without trace. The community is considering electronic tagging all their children. Reverend Schneider of the Church of the Free Spirits leads all night vigils to pray for their souls and for God to stop a sickness in the town that seems to drive the kids away. Meanwhile Genie Magee (15) is imprisoned behind bars at home by the same Reverend Schneider, who claims her soul is possessed by the Devil.
As storm clouds gather over the mountain town, Rian, her boyfriend, spectacularly breaks her out of the house and they go on the run. As they escape on the river there is a devastating flash flood. Spurlake is literally swamped. Barely alive, Genie and Rian wash up miles down the river at Marshall’s remote mountain farmhouse. But who is this strange man? Why has he got newspaper clippings of all the missing children on his bathroom wall? Have they accidentally arrived at the lair of a serial killer?
They may never find out, as first Genie falls ill, then Rian. Is this delirium? Who are these mysterious shadows that seem to walk through walls in Marshall’s house and why do they think Genie can help them? Genie is about to confront Marshall when he is found convulsing on the floor. The awful secret of the missing teens, when discovered, is too horrific for two kids to handle, but face it they must, or even more, kids will literally disappear forever.
Sam’s books take you a journey, it does not matter if it is for the youth of or for adults, it always leaves us thinking and reflecting on life in the now, he goes into different dimensions and we explore other worlds that link together. He takes on an adventure and who dun it, and surprises you every time, and also makes you look at life in a different way.
The AD: WE FEEL YOUR PAIN – So You Don’t Have To You don’t have to live with pain. For years Doctors have ignored the underlying causes of pain – prescribing opioids and other painkillers that often lead to complications, or addiction, leaving a patient in far a worse situation. At the Jirdasham Institute, we will strive to take your pain away forever, with a drug-free treatment that really works. We make no claims about curing cancer or healing rheumatics. Our Jirdasham method is not a ‘cure’, but we promise to remove your pain and let you get on with living again. Can’t live with pain? Get rid of it. FOREVER.
The CASE: Delaney and Asha run the Office of City Oversight. Their role is to expose the scams, keep Berg City safe from unscrupulous contractors. When something looks too good to be true – it’s a scam, right? But what if the scam works? What kind of scam is that?
308 complaints about Jirdasham are suddenly withdrawn. It gets Delaney’s interest. When he meets Mr Abrams, owner of the last bookshop in the city, he learns he paid thirty grand to the Jirdasham Institute to be rid of his pain. Seems it worked – for a month. Delaney knows something about this stinks, but what exactly? As the contract says – any pain after that is ‘new’ pain and caveat emptor.
A city is gripped by fear as a lethal virus approaches from the East Coast. No one knows how many are dying. People are afraid of being quarantined. Once parted, best friends Kira and Liz are scared they will never see each other again. Teen lovers, Chris and Rachel, prepare to escape to the islands, to wait it out. But everyone lives in deathly fear of strangers now. Kira and her restless family have already fled to a secluded Gulf Island off the British Columbia Mainland – but after just six weeks they are going completely stir-crazy. To make matters worse, Kira hears rumours of people going from island to island burning and looting. Liz’s family have escaped to the Baja, but the virus is already there, waiting with chilling effect. Without electricity we are never more than three days away from total civic breakdown and the virus quickly exposes our vulnerability. Prophet Arnold’s Church of Final Redemption promises salvation to all those who believe. But what kind of life awaits the survivors? Realistic and relentless, Hawksmoor and North’s ‘Another Place to Die’ is a blueprint for anyone seeking survival tips for the coming plague. There is no cure – the pandemic is coming to a city near you – very soon
Imagine Lundein; a city devastated by war. Imagine you’re one of the last survivors patrolling the ruins with your fierce Blue Lynx, trained to protect you from all enemies. Imagine there’s a way out, a secret tunnel to London, a treacherous labyrinth that few survive. Nevertheless, you must find it or die. Imagine an art gallery. Jules falls in love with a stunning portrait of a girl, her faithful Cat at her side. The artist, Kye tells you it’s his sister Saska in a city that impossibly exists in the exact same space as London – invisible to all. Saska seeks the tunnel and a way out. Kye can’t remember the way back. Jules courts madness in believing any of it is real. The tunnel is out there – all you have to do is believe.
Based on a tragic real life event, Marikka flees from an arson attack on her home to the sea, where she meets Starfish boy – a runaway working for Jackson, a sinister scarred man hiding from the world. Meanwhile her father; long believed dead, searches for her with the aide of Anya, ‘the girl who can read objects’. Set on the wild Lincolnshire coast, Marikka is a classic haunting tale
A powerful young love story set in the bleak badlands of a ruined civilization. Two young lovers are determined to stay together even though love is prohibited. Jeyna and Kruge are orphans raised in an oppressive city orphanage under the control of a corrupt Warden. The City of Bluette is run on extreme fundamentalist lines. Boys are educated, girls are not. Sometime around 2017/18, a group not unlike ISIS irradiate the world’s oil supply and all of civilization collapses. J&K 4Ever takes place sixty years later and the Ministers that run the city have banned everything. Electricity, even combs are an abomination and banished to the scraps. To stay together Jeyna and Kruge must flee to the wastelands, but coming after them, are the cruel enforcers who will bring them back dead or alive. No one can ever leave Bluette.
Tomas is a boy haunted by a nightmare of being bombed. Night after night in his dreams he runs to the bomb shelter as the sirens scream. Every morning he wakes gasping for breath surprised to be alive.
Gabriella is his best friend waiting in the Lou-Lou’s café as a terrible storm is brewing outside. Tomas goes to get new glasses. The storm breaks and he rushes to the café for shelter – only its no longer a café – it’s an old fashioned butchers shop and suddenly air-raid sirens are screaming and everyone is running for the bomb shelter under the church. Tomas tries to believe it is another nightmare, but it feels intensely vivid. The same people are in the shelter, the little girl with snot under her nose, the cop who will soon have his head split open. The bombers come. They drop their terrible weapons of destruction and this time… Tomas doesn’t wake up in his bedroom. This time he has to fight his way through rubble as everything burns around him.
Gabriella goes to school the next day and discovers her first class is Double German. She realizes she’s the only person in the whole school who remembers that Germany didn’t win the war!
I highly recommend these books to read as a family,(check on if it is an adult book or youth first) We feel your pain and Another place to die, are adult orientated.
“Ever since I was a child, I’ve found myself lost in the world of words and stories. I am Sam Hawksmoor, and writing isn’t just what I do; it’s who I am. It’s like I discovered my calling before I even knew what a calling was. Each blank page was a canvas for my imagination, a gateway to unknown worlds and uncharted territories.
As I grew, so did my stories. They blossomed from simple tales spun in the backyard to intricate narratives filled with mystery and adventure. The characters I create, they’re more than just figments of imagination; they’re part of me, living and breathing through each line I write.
I take pride in crafting stories that are not just exciting but illuminating. My goal? To transport you, my reader, to places you’ve never imagined. Each page you turn is a step into a new adventure, a mystery unfolding, a journey through the crevices of my mind.
Writing, for me, is an endless exploration. The thrill of creating worlds, the joy of weaving plots, the satisfaction of bringing characters to life – these are the things that fuel my passion. Each story I pen is a piece of my soul, a glimpse into the depths of my imagination.
As you journey through my books, I hope you find the same excitement and wonder that I do in creating them. Let’s unravel mysteries, embark on adventures, and explore the unknown together. This is my world, a realm of imagination and endless possibilities, and I’m thrilled to share it with you.”
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Spanning four books, the Genie Magee saga is a journey through mysticism, terror, struggle, joy, and the face of profound evil. It all begins with 34 missing children—and the haunting question of what is happening to them. Now, the series reaches its powerful conclusion in this final chapter.
This holiday season, give the gift of a journey through the pages of a Sam Hawksmoor book. Let’s spread the joy of reading and the thrill of a good story!
Mission Longshot: A Journey of Possibility, Adversity, and Self-Discovery takes us always on a journey of discovery, not only of what is possible but a discovery of ourselves through adversity and struggle.
At last a new Delaney & Asha mystery following their debut in ‘We Feel Your Pain – so you don’t have to’.
“This was supposed to be a simple trace job. Find the writer, bank the money. Now it’s a horror show. Someone is going to great lengths to keep something secret.”
Are movies just entertainment or are there messages we need to learn or be inspired by in them? We will be discussing current and past movies that have a conscious affect on us.
In Spurlake, thirty-six kids vanish, and fifteen-year-old Genie Magee discovers the truth buried in the sinister Fortress. With her boyfriend Rian, she battles floods, ghosts, and powerful enemies—fighting to free the missing children and expose a billion-dollar conspiracy. A gripping tale of mystery, survival, and courage.
In Spurlake, thirty-six kids vanish, and fifteen-year-old Genie Magee discovers the truth buried in the sinister Fortress. With her boyfriend Rian, she battles floods, ghosts, and powerful enemies—fighting to free the missing children and expose a billion-dollar conspiracy. A gripping tale of mystery, survival, and courage as shared over a number of years in these four books. This is a four book series.
‘An Authors Kiss’ with Sara Troy and her guest Sam Hawksmoor, on air from January 12th
WE FEEL YOUR PAIN – So You Don’t Have To.
You don’t have to live with pain. For years Doctors have ignored the underlying causes of pain – prescribing opioids and other painkillers that often lead to complications, or addiction, leaving a patient in a far worse situation. At the Jirdasham Institute, we will strive to take your pain away forever, with a drug-free treatment that really works. We make no claims about curing cancer or healing rheumatics. Our Jirdasham method is not a ‘cure’, but we promise to remove your pain and let you get on with living again. Can’t live with pain? Get rid of it. FOREVER
The CASE: Delaney and Asha run the Office of City Oversight. Their role is to expose the scams, keep Berg City safe from unscrupulous contractors. When something looks too good to be true – it’s a scam, right? But what if the scam works? What kind of scam is that?
308 complaints about Jirdasham are suddenly withdrawn. It gets Delaney’s interest. When he meets Mr Abrams, owner of the last bookshop in the city, he learns he paid thirty grand to the Jirdasham Institute to be rid of his pain. Seems it worked – for a month. Delaney knows something about this stinks, but what exactly? As the contract says – any pain after that is ‘new’ pain and caveat emptor.
When Delaney finds himself left for dead at the bottom of a cliff he knows that something really dark is going on here. Would you pay $30,000 bucks to get rid of your pain? You would? Then this scam is for you.
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